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An 8 page book review on Desmond Seward’s text, The Wars of the Roses, which is a civil war that marks fifteenth century English history and established the Tudor dynasty. The writer discusses the overall purpose of the text, general content of the book, its structure, scholarship, use of sources, etc. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of the Roses was published in 1995, the history of fifteenth century England is "remote" to a contemporary readership that has little knowledge of what the medieval world was
like or the politics of this era ("The Wars"). Sewards book directly addresses this fact as the principal purpose of this history is to "evoke the world of the Wars
of the Roses, showing how they affected those who lived through them" (Seward 12). In so doing, Seward offers considerable insight into this era in British history, and, indeed, succeeds
admirably in bringing the era alive for the modern reader by relying on primary sources that focus on the lives of five people who lived through the Wars.
The structure of the book, Seward readily acknowledges, was inspired by Barbara Tuchmans A Distant Mirror (Seward 12). However, rather than relying on one figure, Seward turns to fifteenth century
documentation that recounts the lives of five people (Seward 12). These people are William Hastings; John de Vere, Earl of Oxford; Margaret Beaufort; Dr. John Morton; and Jane Shore. Seward
introduces these five actors in chapter 2 as "a squire and a nobleman (both whom fought in decisive battles), a great lady, a priest and a harlot" (Seward 13).
All five opposed King Richard III and, at various times, were personally accused of treason by Richard. Chapter 2 gives a brief introduction
to all five. The remainder of the book is chronological in structure, dividing the Wars into five eras and concluding with an epilogue that gives the fates of the four
survivors. During each section, Sewards attention shifts between the five, detailing their activities during each period and, collectively, this offers a detailed and revealing narrative. The first era is
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